David Devenish on Rob Rufus and the Anointing

"Anointing is a transferrable, tangible thing and I feel that Rob's visit to us during these days is just like it was when John Wimber came a few years ago and so on. It is for us to take hold of what is a TANGIBLE anointing for us to take across to where we go and believe in faith that we've got it".

David Devenish - "The Ephesus Mission - A Pattern for World Evangelisation" - "Together on a Mission 2007" - July 2007 - taken from DVD.

David Devenish on Planting New Churches

"How can we build a strong foundation when there isn't the power of God there right from the start? On that we cannot compromise!".

David Devenish - "The Ephesus Mission: A Pattern for World Evangelisation" - Together on a Mission Conference 2007 at Brighton.

David Devenish on Restoration in Practice

"So we are committed to a Restoration of New Testament doctrine and practice to the Church. Hence we stand together for the truth of God as against legalism. We believe that every member has a contribution to make in terms of service within the church, towards the community and during worship. Worship is not to be dominated by a band any more than it was to be dominated by an organ and a set list of hymns. We are to expect the Holy Spirit to intervene in all our meetings with gifts distributed as He chooses. We do not believe in clergy/laity distinctions but relational servant leadership with the anointing of God as described in Ephesians 4 giving the gifts of apostles, prophets, evangelists and pastor/teachers".

David Devenish - "A Vision for an End-Time Glorious Church" - NFI Magazine Aug-Oct 2002 - (p12).

David Devenish on Ultimate Triumph

"We are to be a people who are concious of being sent because we have heard the cry from heaven and have seen the vision. That is an apostolic people. It is why we can together be described as a "family of churches" or a "movement". We are based on relationships but that is not stagnant navel-gazing. We are going somewhere and want to be sent. We want to move into nation after nation. We want to go to unreached people groups. The original command to Adam and Eve was "Fill the earth". Today's command is "Fill the earth with disciples of Jesus". That is what Jesus said in the Great Comission".

David Devenish - "Here I am. Send me!" - NFI Magazine Winter 2000 - (p62).

David Devenish on Restoration

"Notice I said restoring, not restoration of the Kingdom. Although the Kingdom has now come, it has not yet come in all it's fullness. The kingdom will not be fully restored until the new heaven and the new earth. This is very important and helps us to be free from the triumphalism which sometimes as restorationists we are accused of. The Kingdom will only come in all its fullness when Jesus returns. However we are to see the 'powers of the age to come' breaking in today".

David Devenish - "Here I am. Send me!" - NFI Magazine Winter 2000 - (p62).

David Devenish on Worship

"Let our worship declare the wonders and glories of God. Even the functioning of spiritual gifts in our worship is so that people can say "God is among you". Worship of God's greatness is more important than style, technique or even musical quality".

David Devenish - "Here I am. Send me!" - NFI Magazine Winter 2000 - (p60).

David Devenish on Making Disciples

"Never look at where new Christians are now, look at where they
have come from."

David Devenish, Understanding Islam Training Track 3, Together on a Mission 2007

Dave Devenish on Apostles.

"Apostles are not senior managers of a region but people of God called to go to a region, lay a foundation, train leaders and move on".

Dave Devenish at TOAM '07 - 11th July 2007

Dave Devenish on Anointing.

"There was a sense of tangible anointing - it can be felt and passed on. Anointing is a transferable, tangible thing!".

Dave Devenish at TOAM '07 - 11th July 2007

Dave Devenish on Reign of Christ.

"Prophecy is fulfilled in the reign of Christ and we are part of that reign because Christ has poured out His Spirit on us!".

Dave Devenish at TOAM '07 - 11th July 2007

Dave Devenish on Church

"We are planting communities of the Spirit - that's what the church is! How can we see people come to faith and build on a foundation without power? On that we cannot compromise!".

Dave Devenish at TOAM '07 - 11th July 2007

Dave Devenish on Ultimate Triumph.

"What is the mission God has called us to? It is; "All the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea!".

Dave Devenish at TOAM '07 - 11th July 2007.

Dave Devenish on Time

"We don't measure what God will do in the future by what He has done in the past".

Dave Devenish - "Not the Measuring Line but the Plumbline!" - Sunday Am - Stoneleigh 2001

Dave Devenish on Giving

"Needs are met so that all can be generous".

David Devenish (2003) - Newfrontiers Leadership Conference in Brighton - 8th July 2003.